- Boosh Plant-Based Brands (VEGI) has provided several business updates, including recent sales activity and staffing announcements
- Fresh Market is launching Beanfields at 230 stores in September
- Opened retail chains in Oregon, and Northern California
- Luongo will launch frozen lines, and shelf-stable Mac n Cheese to its 36 stores in Ontario
- Greg Gilbert has been named CFO of Beanfields
- West Bonebrake is the Director of Operations Beanfields
- Boosh is a Canadian plant-based food company that sells plant-based frozen meals to grocery outlets, and independent grocery stores
- Shares in Boosh Plant-Based Brands (VEGI) opened trading at C$0.20
Boosh Plant-Based Brands (VEGI) has provided a number of business updates including recent sales activity and staffing announcements.
Recent sales activity
Beanfields:
- Safeway Nor California Division was just launched this month at 250 stores
- HEB Launching two more SKUs (flavours of Beanfields Chips) at 340 stores
- Fresh Market is launching Beanfields in September at 230 stores
Boosh U.S.:
- Opened retail chain in the USA at Market of Choice (11 stores in Oregon). This will open up UNFI Pacific Northwest for independent accounts to purchase.
- Opened up retail Chain Nugget Market (14 Stores in Nor Cal.) which will open up UNFI NOR Cal, we will be able to reach out to Nor Cal stores.
Boosh Canada:
- Save-On-Foods launched and selling through well
- New shelf-stable Mac & Cheeze launching at Whole Foods Canada in July
- Horizon Distributors will be listing all frozen lines. Currently only listed with UNFI so this will expose Boosh line to a lot of new retailers.
- Luongo has agreed to launch frozen lines and shelf-stable Mac n Cheese to its 36 stores in Ontario.
Staffing announcements and updates
Greg Gilbert, CFO Beanfields
- Greg Gilbert, named CFO of Beanfields, is an experienced finance leader focused on growing shareholder value as CFO for mid-stage food and beverage companies.
- Greg has served as Chief Financial Officer of Beanfields since Q1 2020 where he led the work to optimize the business model; utilizing his depth of experience and inventiveness, to meet evolving investor needs.
Wes Bonebrake, Director of Operations Beanfields
- Wes is an accomplished professional with 6+ years of experience improving efficiency, quality, and cost in the high-growth CPG category.
- Wes has cultivated a comprehensive cross-functional operational perspective in contract manufacturing, material procurement, demand forecasting, product launch, vendor relationship, and inventory & logistics management making him a valuable asset to the team.
Maria Hussaini
- Maria Hussaini has stepped down as CFO of Boosh Plant-based Brands. The board and company wish to thank Maria for all her hard work over the past year, especially overseeing the Beanfields acquisition audit.
Boosh Plant-based Brands Founder and CEO Connie Marples commented on the updates.
“I could not be more proud of our team through the successful integration of Beanfields into the Boosh Plant-based family of brands. The addition of Greg Gilbert and Wes Bonebrake to our management group has been seamless and their industry expertise plus history with Beanfields is highly valued.”
Boosh is a plant-based food company that sells plant-based frozen meals to grocery outlets and independent grocery stores throughout Canada.
Shares in Boosh Plant-Based Brands (VEGI) opened trading at C$0.20.